Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-11-11
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features. At 11:2S Sheriff Matson and Dep
uty Gleason came into the outer Office,
where the men sat, and the sheriff, taking
small bundle OF papers from his pocket,
began to tumble them over. He soon
began .%E i !, j 55E
READING THE WARRANTS Ill
and at the first words the doomed men be-
came alert and listened to every word.
Spies sat with his left hand holding the
side of his head with his body bent for
ward and look of augmented suffering on
his face. AT 11:40 the sheriff finished read
ing the warrant to Spies and turning to
Parsons, began to read to him. Parsons
stood erect with his head slightly thrown
back and never flinched: He even sneered
and turned to one of the guards and asked
for cigar. Engel seemed to be more
broken than any of the others except Spies,
but he made no sound. When the sheriff
began reading the warrant to Fischer he
stood up and looked the officer in the face
and paid the closesJ attention. His atten-
ton was attracted to the deputy who was
putting the death shroud on Engel, who
glanced nerveously about him. The sheriff
finished reading the death warrant to Par
sons at 11:45 In the meantime shrouds
had been put on Spies, Engel and Fischer.
| who bade good bye to their friends at the
door. At l1:50 the neil started on III,
THE DEATH MARCH
| to the scaffold. At 1856 fully 25O news
paper men, local politicians and others,
among them the twelve jurors who were to
view the bodies after the execution, had
passed through the dark corridor under the
gallows and began seating themselves.
The bailitf said few words to the Jour-
nalists begging them to make no rush
when the drop fell, but TO wait decently
and in order. The chief bailiff began at
lilo calling out the names of the persons
summoned as jurors and bringing them
| forward to row of little stools directly in
| front of the gallows, A command to the
crowd fronting the gallows that all must
| or two who were using the weed quenchedt
the fire, some rather reluctantly. At 11:49
! Sheriff MatsOn appeared, his back to the
gathering and facing the procession.
Spies came into view, broad-shonldered
then Engel. All three stepped from the
second tier of cells to the scaffold. A Sec
Ond later and Parsons appeared. The four
men were placed
UPON THE TRAP.
All were CHASTITY pale. Spies hair seemed
to literally stand on end. Engel's shoul-
ders seemed nearly to touch the top of his
head. Parsons set his teeth firmly together
| and looked down calmly upon the crowd
below. His face was the face of man of
| iron: A murmur of admiration for his un-
| flinching nerve went through the specta-
| tors. Engel turned around and said some
thing in inaudble tones to a deputy. It
was evidently Of a jOcular character, for
the condemned man laughed heartily.
| Fischer looked at him moment and then
! he too put in remark. Spies and Par
sons, at either end of the scaffold, MAIN
tanned stolid and dignified demeanor, but
there was look Of unutterable woe in the
| face of the ex-editOr. The shrouds had al.
| ready been adjusted before the men left
| their cells. Nothing remained but to en-
| circle each neck with the moose and to
cover each head with cap. Jailor Folz
approached Spies. A quick movement. SO
| quick that it could hardly be noticed, and
the rope was around his neck and being
| drawn taut. There was not movement Of
| his muscles. The same stolid look-the
| same unutterable look from his eyes. Folz
moved step and in moment the throat
Of Fischer was encircled with the moose.
He moved his head up and down as if it
! hurt him. EDgle did not move as the
operation was being performed. Parsons
riveted his gaze on the ground and his
| features were contracted. All four were
| evidently r.,
DETERMINED TO DIE GAME.
| A deputy approached Spies with cap in
his hand The condemned man spoke in
| an undertone. He was evidently remon-
| strating. The deputy wavered for a mo-
ment. Spies spoke still more earnestly
and the deputy looked at the sheriff. The
latter closed his eyes. 1t is enough. The
| cap was quickly drawn over tbe face Of
| the anarchist leader. The head OF Engel
| was next covered, then Fischer and Par
| sons last. Fischer's head moved up and
down in the direction of the sheriff, who
| with his hands on the railing OF the gal
lery, was ready to give. the signal, 1t was
could in his muslin covered head, was
beckOning to the sheriff to approach him.
That official. however, did not respond.
There was moment of deathlike still
ness. Then clearly and distinctly came.
| the voice Of Spies and his form straight
ened up. The muslin seemed to move in
harmony with his lips: "Our silence is
more powerful than speech" Silence fol-
lowed for few second. Then in round
voice shout, %as
"HURRAH FOR ANARcHYr'
comes from Engel Another pause fol-
lowed, broken this time by the voice Of
Fischer saying, "This is the happiest mo-
! ment of my life." Then the clear and
well modulated voice of Parsons broke the
oppressive stiffness: "Shall be allowed
to speak? Oh, men and women of dear
American The sheriff shifted his position
little He WAS several feet away from